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Monday, November 12, 2012

Sonia Sotomayor on Sesame Street

6 comments:

Anonymous
said...

Princesses don't train long and hard for their duties and don't plan on doing them for a long time?!? Justice Sotomayor is misinforming! Guess she's not getting invited to the next big European royal wedding -- even if she does wear that cool & fancy lace doily!

In short, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice can kick a princess’ ass any day of the week. The Brits are not even fans of Britain’s royal family. A lot of people have very strong anti-monarchist views (including Colin Firth who played King George VI in The King’s Speech).

Sesame Street should also cover Groucho Marx’s views on divorce and alimony. Even though Marx is no longer around, he had very good points about life and marriage. He famously stated: “Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse.” That translates to “get to work girls, because you shouldn’t be financially supported forever if you’re healthy enough to work and fend for yourself.” Of course, he meant something more explicit, but that doesn’t deter from the validity of his point.

Highlights: "The monarchy still has overwhelming public support, an exclusive poll for the Daily Mail reveals. Seven out of ten people flatly reject any suggestion of a republic. ... Fewer than one in five people back the idea of turning the United Kingdom into a republic. Older people, those over 55, overwhelming back the monarchy. More than four in five, 83 per cent, do so. But even among those under 35, the youngest age group and the one generally thought most sympathetic to abolition, some 59 per cent would rather have a sovereign than a president."

What's the level of popular support in the U.S. for the Supreme Court (even among those who even know what it is)?

The Southern District of Florida blog was started by David Oscar Markus, who is a criminal trial and appellate lawyer in Miami, Florida. He frequently practices in federal courts around the country, including his hometown, the Southern District of Florida and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a former law clerk to then-Chief Judge of the District, Edward B. Davis.